Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

Does the Minister agree it would be a great help to householders if the television licence was reduced? Does he also agree that given RTE can pay exorbitant salaries to both staff and contractors at the top end - I do not refer to ordinary workers - and it has a surfeit of money provided by the taxpayer, it would be a good idea to give that money back to the licence fee payer rather than paying exorbitant salaries to these workers on top of the generous holidays and other arrangements they have?

When the Minister speaks to the BAI regarding RTE's expenditure, will he seek a detailed outline of all the costs incurred by the station over the past year as a result of libel actions, including the awards in successful actions against the station? Will he take action on foot of that?

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